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Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited announced the appointment of Roman Yazbeck as its Managing Director.

Since joining PMI in 1996, Roman has built an impressive career defined by progress and passion across functions and continents. He has served in a wide range of positions within Philip Morris International including Controller, Director Finance and Director Corporate Affairs in Italy to Managing Director Romania and Bulgaria to Vice President Africa and the Levant. His previous assignment at Philip Morris International was Vice President External Affairs & Business Development for South & South East Asia.

Prior to joining Philip Morris, Roman has also worked with other leading organizations in Italy and the United Kingdom.

With a Masters in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences and an MBA from INSEAD, Roman brings with him great experience and an entrepreneurial approach with a vision of maintaining the international standard of operations in Pakistan and enhancing the company’s portfolio further.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Easypaisa, Pakistan’s leading digital payments platform and GoLootlo, the country’s first and largest QR-based discount app have expanded their partnership by directly integrating GoLootlo services within the Easypaisa App. This integration will enable Easypaisa customers to have an enhanced discount viewing and availing ability, using which they will be able to access 12,000+ special offers on a variety of product and service categories like food, travel, gifts, clothing etc.

Easypaisa’s recently revamped application provides users with a hassle-free payments solution which is both safe and convenient. To avail these offers, Easypaisa users can select ‘Discounts’ from the Easypaisa App’s home screen and click on the ‘GoLootlo’ sub-menu. After choosing from a variety of offers, they will simply click ‘Get discount’ to scan the QR code at GoLootlo retail merchants and avail the discount.

Commenting on the integration, Mohammad Mudassar Aqil, President and CEO, Telenor Microfinance Bank said: “Easypaisa believes in introducing innovative digital payment solutions which add convenience to the lives of our consumers. This integration with GoLootlo reiterates our vision to further strengthen Pakistan’s digital ecosystem while enabling our customers to enjoy numerous discounts and offers within the Easypaisa app”.

Commenting on the occasion, Fahad Mehmood, CEO, Golootlo said: “We are pleased to be entering into this alliance with Easypaisa. Thanks to this partnership, Easypaisa users will be able to enjoy thousands of enticing Golootlo deals throughout the year. The company is committed to bringing its discount portfolio to a progressively wider audience, and the integration with Easypaisa is a major milestone towards that end”.

Easypaisa’s fully integrated user-centric solution is geared towards providing a convenient, secure and accessible payment platform. This incorporation is yet another step towards building a digital ecosystem which allows not just convenient access to payments but also discounts to users of the Easypaisa App.

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Pak-Qatar Family Takaful held its Annual Conference in Karachi and Lahore, to celebrate the performance excellence of the Takaful Distribution Team business achievement for year 2019 across the regions of Pakistan and to align the strategic Business Growth plans for the year 2020 and beyond. The events were attended by senior management and awards were distributed amongst the top performers.

Speaking on the occasion, Muhammad Nasir Ali Syed (CEO, PQFTL) said: “I would like to congratulate the entire team for the hard work and efforts for achieving 2019 business targets. The Takaful Distribution Team performed exceptionally well across Pakistan and are fully motivated to achieve business targets set for the year 2020”. He further added that, much more coordinated efforts are required to increase number of participants in order to offer convenience to the valuable participants and emphasized upon using digital technology with focus on customer-centric approach thus terming it as the key to sustainable business growth and success.

Zahid Hussain Awan (CEO, PQGTL and member of board of directors, Pak-Qatar Takaful Group) said: “Pak-Qatar Family Takaful, being the first and the largest Family Takaful operator, is viewed as the key influencer in the progression and advancements in the field of Islamic finance. From establishment of operations just over a decade to a franchise that boasts more than 100+ locations across 90+ cities in Pakistan, is phenomenal growth indeed and something we are all extremely proud of. Today’s gathering is a clear reflection of the Group’s commitment that we endeavor to strengthen and grow our business in this market as ‘One Team One Goal’.

Top performing Takaful distribution representatives of Pak-Qatar Takaful for year 2019 business were applauded and presented mementos as a token of appreciation by the company.

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital communications company, recently concluded its annual flagship business events, Jazz Business Connects. At these events, it signed contracts with several companies to provide them tailored digital financial services to help achieve better business outcomes. One such important signing was between Jazz and Green Crescent Trust, a non-profit organization in Sindh that focuses on education and development.

The contract was signed by Green Crescent Trust’s CEO, Zahid Saeed & Jazz’s Chief Enterprise Officer Syed Ali Naseer. As part of the agreement, Jazz Business shall provide a solution that enables the trust to collect fees from over 29,000 students through JazzCash as well as providing salary disbursement solution for their staff.

Syed Ali Naseer expressed his views on the signing saying, “We support Green Crescent’s vision to educate children across Sindh and are honored to facilitate them digitally by providing them a cost-effective way of managing their payments through JazzCash”.

Zahid Saeed said about the arrangement, “We are looking forward to working with Jazz to streamline our financial operations for our network of more than 150 schools in Thar. We will be able to collect the nominal fee from our students as well as disburse salaries to our staff through this agreement“.

Jazz aims to reshape the way companies work by enabling them to take the leap towards digitalization. For this reason, it has entered various partnerships with big local names to assist them in achieving their goals.